Andy Burnham arrives at Buckingham Palace after Keir Starmer meets with king to formally resign as PM – UK politics live

Keir Starmer has formally resigned as Prime Minister following his meeting with the King at Buckingham Palace. Andy Burnham arrives at the Palace to be invited to form a government, becoming the seventh UK Prime Minister in a decade. As The Guardian reports, Burnham's arrival comes amid visible environmental activism, with protesters displaying banners opposing the proposed Rosebank oil field development in the North Sea.

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